In two months

Well hello! It's 7am and I just came back from my morning walk. It was very cool when I started out at 6:20 this morning, but I'm definitely warmed up now and ready for the shower. I did a little light jogging and walking around the neighborhood and marveled at the beautiful old houses, each one different than the next. I've done this a few times recently and am going to keep it up, too. In the morning. At 6AM.

It's tough, but I think it's going to fit better in my day than in the evenings, when I really just want to go home and crash--or better yet, do some personal work or AIGA work and then crash. I'm lucky Dave makes me dinner so often. :)

This weekend, I went kayaking for the first time and loved it. I'm thinking about going again soon. I really want to organize a hiking day with friends, too....and a bike riding night around Druid Hill Park... One thing at a time! Next week I think Dave and I will going hiking at Patapsco. I'm trying to prove to him that after 3 hours of hiking he will be tired the next day, which means he will need to walk with me every day in preparation for walking around Italy! He may also need another pair of shoes... but we'll see.

So, in the past two months I've sorta dropped the ball on this weight loss goal, but I'm picking it back up slowly. This time, I probably won't be blogging as much. I just wanted to drop in and say hi today. I just really don't have time to keep blogging all the time, and I'm not trying to be superwoman, just trying to meet some core goals here. I'm also not going to worry about any structured program or rewards. I don't have time to worry about it. I'm just gonna DO IT.

However, I did make a new weekly worksheet that I think will fit better into my life than the one I originally created. I'll print it out each week and post it on the fridge. I'll check off boxes every day that remind me to log food daily and workout 4 times during the week and 1 time on weekends. I'll use it to plan my nights and weekends, too, so I make sure I stay on top of things like planning for Italy, boosting my portfolio, and AIGA work. Oh, and relaxing. I had to fit in 2 nights per week (at least!) of relaxing. I know how much I need it. (It goes without saying that I'll relax on weekends a bit, too. That's a given!)

What else? Oh right! I have a personal trainer at the YMCA now. Her name is Jenni and she's super energetic and pumped to train and counsel me. We're starting off with two 30-minute early morning sessions a week, supplemented by my own walking and workout-ing.

So, while I haven't met any milestones and while I haven't really altered too much of my diet lately, I'm still making a little bit of progress at a time. My goal right now is to loose 20 pounds by the time my 31st birthday gets here in October, when I have to renew my license. I want to be the same weight I was when I first got it. I'm about 16 pounds away from the mark and am confident I can make it. I'm hoping I'll either supersede this goal or meet it early. If anything so I can go renew my license ahead of time.

Ok, time for a shower. Till next time!